Q: Is 8,478,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,478,440 is a composite number.

Why is 8,478,440 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 8,478,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 116 145 232 290 580 1,160 7,309 14,618 29,236 36,545 58,472 73,090 146,180 211,961 292,360 423,922 847,844 1,059,805 1,695,688 2,119,610 4,239,220 and 8,478,440, with no remainder.

Since 8,478,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,478,440, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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